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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOIIN II. MCCORMICK, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGN- MENTS, TO THE IIALIAVOOD CASH REGISTER COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

CASH REGISTER AND INDICATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 610,365, dated September 6, 1898.

Original application filed October 6, 1894, Serial No, 525,185. Divided and this application filed September 18,1897. Serial No. 651,447. (No model.)

T (0% whom, it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN H. McOoRnIcK, a citizen of the United States, residing at C0- lumbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cash Registers and Indicators, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in cash registers and indicators, this application being a division of my prior application, Serial No. 525,185, filed October 6, 1894.

The object of my invention is to provide a cash-register by which transactions in diifercut departments of any business may be registered separately, the construction being such that the total amount of all departments will also be registered.

A further object of my invention is to provide means by which individual accounts of different sales from employees may be registered at the same time the transaction is registered or recorded in the department to which it belongs.

A further object of my invention is to provide means by which various transactions not properly belonging in the total registration may be independently registered or recorded.

A further object of my invention is to provide means for indicating the character of the transaction when the same is being registered.

A further object of my invention is to improve on and simplify the construction of registers and indicators heretofore employed.

1 attain these objects by the constructions shown in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a front elevation, partly broken away, of a device embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional elevation of the same, looking toward the keyboard. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional View looking in the opposite direction. Fig. 4 is a rear elevation, partly in section, with some of the parts broken away for perspicuity. Fig. 5 is a perspective view in detail of the keyboard and some of the connecting parts. Fig. 6 is a detail view in perspective of part of the registering devices. Figs. 7 and 8 are detailviews of the adding or transferring mechanism. Fig. 9 is a perspective view illustrating some of the various parts connected with the department-registers and their connecting elements. Figs. 10 to 13 are details. Fig. 14 is a view corresponding to Fig.3, showing the parts in the positions which they occupy after registration has taken place and while the cash-receptacle is open.

Like parts are represented by similar let- 6o ters and figures of reference in the several views. 7

In carrying out my invention I employ a keyboard in which the keys are arranged in sets or series, the respective keys in each set or series being numbered from 1 to 9 and the keys of the different sets or series being employed for registering different denominations, such as dollars, dimes, and cents. This keyboard and its connecting 7o mechanism in the present machine are substantially the same as those shown and described in my Patent No. 570,141, dated October 27, 1896, as are also the indicating-wheels and their connections.

In the patent referred to the registration of the amounts indicated by the depression of a key was accomplished only when the cashreceptacle was opened. In the present machine the registration of certain amounts is accomplished independent of the opening of the cash-receptacle, though the opening and closing of the cash-receptacle are used for re turning the various parts to their normal positions. Other means, however, may be employed for returning the parts to their normal positions, in which case the registration will be accomplished entirely independent of the opening and closing of the cash-receptacle.

The frame a a is provided at one side with a keyboard having the keys arranged in series, as shown at a, a a and a The key-- stems b, with the knobs or buttons Z), are slidingly mounted in bearings h? in the cir- 5 cular frame b having a web or flange b with slotted openings I), through which projections I) extend. A spring 11' on each of the keys serves to hold them in their normal positions. Apivoted segment 61, having beveled hook-shaped projections. cl, lies adjacent to the flange b and is connected to a bellcrank lever 61 by a pin 61 operating in a slotted opening 61 Ahook-shaped end at of the bell-crank lever engages with the pin 0 in the vibrating or swinging frame 0, having the laterally projecting bar 0 which extends across the registering-wheels and concentric therewith in the manner and for thepurpose more fully described hereinafter, all of the parts heretofore described being the same as used in the machine set forth in my said Letters Patent referred to and more fully described therein.

The bars 0 which are connected to the respective frames 0, form intermediate actuating devices which determine the amount to be registered, the position of these devices being determined by the key depressed in any series the same as in my said patent. Any number of registering devices may be employed mounted on the same shaft, any of said registering devices being adapted to register the amount indicated by the keys on the keyboard when said registering devices are thrown into active position, the amount so registered being determined by the position of the bars 0 In the present machine the cash-receptacle is normally locked by a locking-bar 71 journaled on the shaft at and resting at one end against a stop 72/ on said receptacle. The receptacle may be unlocked by the depressing of any key in any series through the medium of one of the bell-crank levers d which carry horns d, projecting beneath the lifting-bar 7t of the locking-lever 71 so that when either of said bell-crank levers is operated to release the actuating-frame the receptacle is also unlocked.

To provide, however, for preventing any registration unless the amount so registered be included in one of the departments,means are provided by which the keys are normally locked and can only be unlocked by an operation which will place one of the department devices in condition to be operated. Each of the bell-crank levers d is provided with a downwardly-extending arm d having a hookshaped end d adapted in its normal position to contact with a projection d on an oscillating shaft (Z In the normal position this projection d prevents any movement of the bell-crank lever 01 By partially revolving the shaft al however, this projection d may be moved out of contact with the hook d on said bell-crank lever, and thus permit the same to be moved by the operation of a key. (See Fig. 2.)

Each of the registering-wheels e of each set or series forming a department is provided with a pawl-leverf, having thereon a pawl f, which engages with the teeth of its registering-wheel, each pawl-lever being further provided with an arm f normallyin engagement with a pivoted latch f adapted to be operated by a key f in the manner described in my patent referred to. Inasmuch, however, as the main keyboard is normally locked, means are provided on each of the department-keys by which the keys of the main keyboard are unlocked whenever a department-key is depressed. Means are further provided by which when a department-key is depressed it is retained in this position until another department-key is depressed. Each department-key f is provided with a pivoted latch f adapted as the same is moved inwardly to contact with a projection f on the shaft (Z and thus turn said shaft sufficientl y to remove said projection 01 from contact with the hook d of the bell-crank lever CF, and thus unlock the keyboard. Each department-key is further provided with a projection j", which engages in the bifurcated end of a pivoted lever f having a hook-shaped projection f adapted to engage with a swinging spring-actuated bar f pivoted on the shaft d the construction being such that when a department key is depressed the spring-actuated bar f will engage in the hook-shaped projection f of the pivoted arm f and thus retain the department-key and the latch in a depressed position, with the department-registers released, the construction being'such that when any other departmentkey having a similar construction is depressed the bar f will be moved by the hook-shaped projection f which is beveled at one end for this purpose, and thus release the departmentkey before depressed. (See Figs. 3 and 9.)

The shaft d when rotated to unlock the respective bell-crank levers, and thus unlock the keyboard, is held in this position by means of a pivoted lever d, journaled at one end on a frame-shaft 4t and provided with a beveled projection (Z adapted to engage with a projection 01 on said shaft, and thus hold the shaft in this position until the arm or 1ever d is raised by the closing of the cash-receptacle, as hereinafter more fully described. In the drawings, Figs. 1 and 4, I have shown four sets of registering devices. Of these A represents the main or total registering device; A, a department-registering device, on which are registered the transactions relating to any particular department or class of merchandise. A represents a salesmans or employees registering device, in which all the transactions of any particular employee are registered. At A I have shown a registering device adapted to record transactions out of the usual order, such as cash paid out and similar items, which are not properly included in the total registration on the main or total registering device. It will be understood that these respective registering devices A A A may be duplicated as many times as desired to suit the business with which the device is employed. The construction is such that all of those devices which are between the keyboard and the main or total registering device are added to and included in the registration 011 said main or'total registering de- ICO vice, while those on the opposite side of said main or total registering device are not so included.

The devices for controlling the registering mechanism of a salesman or employee are substantially the same as those for a department, except that no means are provided for retaining the key which releases said devices when depressed, said key and the latch operated thereby being adapted to be returned to their normal positions as soon as the key is released. Such a key is shown at f in Fig. 9. It is provided with a pivoted projection f adapted to contact with a projection f on the shaft d and revolve said shaft in the same manner as a department key. Means are thus provided by which, a department being in position for operation, a salesman or employee making a sale or desiring to register a transaction in said department, at the same time crediting himself for said transaction, simply presses a key corresponding to his registering device and operates the keyboard. In such case the amount so indicated on the keyboard is registered in the department to which it belongs, on the registering device of the individual salesman, and on the total or main registering device.

When it is desired to record a transaction on the registering devices to the right of the main or total registering devicesuch as cash paid out, for instance-means are provided by which all theother departments are returned to their normal positions and locked and the pawl-levers of the total or main registering device are also looked, so that the registration takes place only in the department released. The key f in Fig. 9 indicates such a key. It is of the same construction and has the same connections as the key f, and it is adapted when depressed to operate the swinging bar f and thus disengage all the other departnient-keys, and when so disengaged the respective latches f belonging to said departments will retain the pawl-levers and prevent their operation. A depression of the key f will also produce a partial rotation of the shaft d so as to unlock the main keyboard and its connected devices. The projecting arms f of the pawllevers f of the main registering device are each provided near their lower extremities with hook-shaped recesses f which normally stand in line and are adapted to receive a swinging bar f. This swinging barf has at each end perforated arms which are journaled on the frame-shaft 4:, one of which is provided with a projection f, which rests in contact with a lugf on the latch f belonging to the cash-paid-out department operated by the key f As said latchis moved,

therefore, by the depression of the key f the swinging bar f is forced into the hook shaped recesses f, and thus locks the pawllevers of the main or total registering device and prevents any registration on said registering device whenever the key f is depressed. A spring f is adapted to hold the swinging bar f in its normal position and return the same, so as to release the main registering'levcrs whenever the key f is released.

It will be seen from the above description that means are provided by which the different departments may be operated so that the amounts indicated on the keyboard may be registered thereon.

I shall now proceed to describe the devices for controlling the pawl or registering levers and for transferring amounts from one registering-wheel to the next succeeding one whenever a sufficient number of units of the lower denomination are registered to make a unit of the next higher.

Each of the bars a is normally supported by an arm g, which is pivoted on the shaft 3 'and is provided with a projecting finger g, the bars c corresponding to dimes, dollars, and tens of dollars being thus supported. As these arms 9 form part of the means for controlling the pawl-levers and for returning these parts to normal positions it will be seen that the cents-bar 0 does not require an arm g, because these functions are served by the arm g which operates each time registration takes place. Each of these supports g is further provided with a downwardly-extending arm g which is engaged upon closing the receptacle, as will hereinafter appear, for

returning the parts g g g to normal position, and each of which is curved outwardly and backwardly in a U shape, as shown in Fig. 3, to permit the proper movement of the lower bar 0 of the series which corresponds to the cents denomination. Each of the fingers g is provided with a lateral projection 9 adapted to engage in a notch or recess j, formed in the end of a hinged arm j, there being one of these arms j for each finger g. Each of the swinging arms has a lateral projecting rodj (see Figs. 1 and 2,) each of which rests in contact with one of the swinging segments d operated by the keys. A movement of either of said segments therefore produces a movement of the arm j corresponding to said segment. The swinging arms j are so constructed that a movement of the arm corresponding to the highest denomination will produce a movement of all the other arms, the arm corresponding to the highest denomination being adapted to contact with the rods j of each of the others. Any one of said arms may move without moving the arm of the next higher denomination, but carries with it all those of a lower denomination. Each of the fingers g save the one corresponding to the highest denomination has a projecting lug g" extending in the opposite direction from the projection 1 Each of the armsj save the one of the lowest denomination has a flangej adapted, as said arm is swung inwardly, to engage with the projection g of the next succeeding linger g and temporarily hold the said finger. This inward movement of the arm j of the highest denomination releases the finger g corresponding thereto and permits the support g to drop. The arm j is formed on its outer periphery 011 the arc of a circle whose center when the arm is pushed inwardly will be at the center of the shaft 3, so that the projection g of the finger g will travel on said peripherial portion and retain the arm in its inner position until said projection reaches a recess 7' in said arm, when said arm will swing outwardly, so that the flange 7' will be moved from the projection g of the next succeeding finger and allow said finger to move correspondingly.

As has been described each frame is released by pushing in one of the keys in the corresponding denomination or value series, said key engaging a hook d on segment 61 and lifting hook d of bell-crank lever 61 out of engagement with pin 0 on frame C, said seg-' ment 61 immediately thereafter returning to normal position and bringing its hook d int-o engagement with projection 11 on key I); but since the supports g, which engage bars 0 of frames 0 and which are themselves caused to move successively, will prevent the immediate movement of frames 0, it is necessary to provide against reengagement of pins 0 by hooks (F. This is accomplished by permitting a slight lost motion between lug g and cam 7' sulficient to permit pin 0 to pass just beyond the reach of hook at. Means are thus provided by which the respective supports g are moved successively, that of the highest denomination moving first and the others following in successive order.

The bar 0 corresponding to the cents denomination is supported on a straight arm g which extends downwardly and is provided with a curved portion which rests in contact with a roller h, journaled in a suitable bearing 71 on v the rear end of the cashreceptacle 71,. When any key is depressed, the cash-receptacle is unlocked, as before described, and opened by a spring (not shown) in the usual manner, so that the arm g as well as the other supports g, fall when released by the swinging arms j, as above described, and thus permit such bars a as have been released by the operation of the keys to drop, and with them the pawl-levers f, which have been released in the various departments. K

In order to provide for transferring the amounts registered on one wheel to a succeeding wheel whenever the amount so registered is sufficient to make a unit of the next wheel, I employ in connect-ion with each of the registering-wheels except the one of the highest denomination (see Figs. 1, 3, 7, and S) a pinion m, having teeth adapted to mesh in teeth in the registering-wheel, the number of teeth in the pinion corresponding to the number of units in one wheel necessary to produce a unit of the next succeeding wheel. Each of these pinions at has an enlarged tooth or projection m at one side thereof adapted to contact with a lug or projection m on a of the arm m and the pawl connected thereto to produce a movement of one notch only'of the registering-wheel with which it engages. As soon as the projections m and m are dis engaged by the forward revolution of the pinion m the arm m is returned to its normal position by a spring m When this form of transferringdevice is employed,it is necessary that the registering-wheels constituting one registering device be operated successively in order that the transferring from one wheel to another be accomplished at such time that no registration is taking place on the wheel to which such transfer is to be made. This is accomplished by the employment of the pivoted armsj, before described, the operation of which insures successive operation of the registering devices from the highest denomination to the lowest in the event that the keys representing the amount to be registered are depressed simultaneously or in rapid succession from highest to lowest. The registration may, however, take place in reverse orderthat is, from the lower to the higher denominationby depressing the lowest key first, provided sufficient time is allowed to elapse to permit the registration of the amount indicated by said keys before the next key is depressed, the depressing of a key of a higher denomination being prevented during the said registration by the flange j on the arms j, which would contact with the lug g of the finger 9 while said arm is moving, and thus prevent the movement of the arm j and the keys controlled thereby until the lug g has passed the flange 7' after which the arm j, corresponding to any key of a higher denomination, may be operated, but in so operating carries with it all of the registering devices which are of a lower denomination and which have not already been operated by the depression of a key. t will be seen now that if a registration is made in a series of keys of a higher denomination-for instance, dollars-the supports for the actuating devices of all the lower denominations are released in successive order, because each of the lateral rods j engages all of the swinging arms j below it and each finger g of a higher denomination must complete its movement and permit its swinging arm j to move outward again before its flange j will release the lug 3' on the finger g of the next lower denomination.

To prevent any registration of a lower denomination after the registration of a higher denomination has been completed and before the mechanism has been again restored to normal position, I provide auxiliary holding devices adapted as the supporting-levers are released to engage with the actuating-bars c and sustain them in their normal positions until the supports 9 have been returned. This is accomplished, as shown in Fig. 3, by providing a stationary curved bar or support a, extending from the frame-shaft 5 to the f ram c-shaft 7, and to this support are pivoted s prin g-actuated pawls n, adapted to normally rest in contact with the ends of the supports g or, in case of the lowest denomination,with a projection g on the arm g Now if the bars 0 and the supports 9 are released so as to fall simultaneously these pawls n will have no efiect on the operation of the devices. In the event, however, that the supports g are released first, while the bars 0 are still retained in their normal positions by the hooks (Z on arms (F, the spring-pawls will be pressed under said bars and retain them, and thus prevent any subsequent registration of a lower denomination until said supports have been returned to their normal positions, and thus press the pawls out of engagement with said bars.

lVere it not for the pawls n on the curved bar or support it it might be possible to make an additional registration after the drawer is opened, and thus defeat the object of the machine-tl1at is to say, if by pressing in cashkeys in the dollar series the arm f with its pawl f of the dollar series and the supporting-bar c and support 9 of said dollar series are permitted to fall to record the transaction there would be nothing to prevent pushing in keys thereafter which correspond to the dimes and cents series, so as to also release the armfand bar 0 of said dimes and cents series; but since all of the supports 9 are released by the registration in any denomination and all the pawls n are likewise permitted to move into engaging position it follows that unless a bar 0 is released by the pushing in of corresponding cash-keys simultaneously with the first registration said bars 0 cannot thereafter be released, for the pawls n will have moved beneath it.

All the supports g must be so arranged that they operate independently in order to effect the successive operation of registration, as above described. Means must be provided, hpwever, for returning all of these parts to their normal positions. To accomplish this, the projecting arms g of the cents or lowest denomination are bifurcated (see Fig. 9) and extended, as before described, so as to rest in contact with the roller 77. on the cash-receptacle. Between the respective arms g is a pivoted bar 9, having a projecting arm g against which operates a spring g Vhen the cash-receptacle is closed, the arm 9 is in contact with a lug on a sleeve g on the frame-shaft 7, which looks the arm g in such a position that the bar 9 is out of engagement with the levers g and permits them to drop independently of the arms g when released. The sleeve g is further provided with a curved extension which extends backwardly and downwardly and rests in contact with the roller h on the cash-receptacle. (See Fig. 9.) When the cash-receptacle is opened, the arms g fall, and the bar g is released and is moved by the spring g so as to engage the ends of the respective levers g and retain the same until the cash-receptacle is closed. In closing the roller h contacts with the projection 7L9 and forces the lug g in contact with the arm 9 so as to turn the bar g and release the levers The arm g is provided with a series of notches or steps, so that as the lug g is turned it comes successively in contact with said steps and rests against the shoulder intervening between the same, and thus locks the respective parts in this position until the cash-receptacle in opening has traveled forward sufliciently to release the arm g Arranged below the drawer or cash-receptacle is a series of ratchet-teeth 7L9, adapted to be engaged as the drawer is opened by a pivoted pawl 72 This pawl 71 is provided with a lug h, which is engaged by a pivoted latch 72, as the cash-receptacle moves outwardly, and thus holds said pawl in a position to engage said ratchet-teeth and prevent the cash-receptacle from being closed. The arms g are arranged in line with a cross-bar h on said latch h, and when released, so as to drop to the limit of their stroke, contact with said bar 72 and thus release the latch 71. and permit the pawl 7L to reverse and engage the ratchet-teeth 7L9 in the opposite direction, so as to prevent the cash-receptacle from being again opened until entirely closed. This construction prevents the receptacle from being returned until the registration is completed by the dropping of the supports representing the lowest denomination, which must fall whenever the drawer opens.

Means are provided by which the drawer or cash-receptacle may be opened without aifectin g any of the registering devices, except that the indicating devices and the various departments are returned to their normal positions. This is ett'ected through the operation of a key it coming in contact with a triangular piece it, having lugs k and k adapted to operate the drawer-lock h and the pivoted lever c substantially in the manner described in my patent referred to. The key is further provided with a lug adapted to contact with the swinging bar f and thus release all the department-keys which may have been depressed.

The indicating mechanism in the present machine does not differ from such mechanism as described in my Letters Patent No. 570,141, before referred to. Such mechanism consists of the indicating-wheels G, their controllingracks O retaining-bar O pivoted in the swinging arms 0 which are mounted to turn on the frame-shaft 5 and under control of the lever O swinging upon frame-shaft 3 and having its lower end arranged to receive impact from a projection g on the lower end of the arm g when said arm drops upon the opening of the receptacle, as will be understood upon reference to Figs. 2 and 14. The lever C also engages lateral rod j of the cents arm j, so that when the drawer is opened without registering any amount by depressing key the triangular piece It will rock lever C through projection 70 and said lever will press arm j inward and release the finger g of the cents-support g and. allow the latter to fall forward as the drawer opens and operate latch h, as before described.

In order to provide for indicating the condition of the machine for registering so far as it relates to the departments specified, I employ a series of indicators in the upper part of the casing and preferably at one side of the indicating wheels. (See Figs. 1 and A slotted opening 0 is formed in the casing at this point, and opposite this is a segmental plate 0', pivoted on the shaft 8, which supports the indicating-wheels. This segmental plate 0 is provided with letters or signs which indicate that the machine is in its normal condition. In the drawings this is indicated as supplied with the words No sale. On the upper part of this plate are provided the words indicating any one of the series of departments-forinstance, Cigars, Drugs, 850. Adjacent to this segmental plate 0 and hinged concentric therewith are one or more auxiliary plates 0 having different signs indicating different departments. These various plates are connected by suitable flexible connections 0 to the respective keys which operate the different departments, so that whenever any department-key is depressed the sign corresponding to that department is brought into View opposite the opening 0. WVhenever the key 70 is depressed, all the other department-keys are released and the various indicators are returned to their normal positions by suitable springs 0 provided for the purpose, leaving the words No sale on the indicator 0 opposite the opening 0.

It should be stated that the pivoted latches f permit the return of the Various department-keys past the lugs f without operating the shaft 61 This shaft (1 is permitted to return to its normal position by a pin (Z on the cash-receptacle, which, as said receptacle is opened, passes by a pivoted latch 01 on the arm d; but as saidreceptacle is closed it engages with said latch and raises the arm d until it disengages the lug d on the shaft c1 and permits said shaft to be turned to its normal position by the spring al (See Fig. 9.) The various bell-crank levers d and the keys connected therewith are thus locked until again unlocked by the operation of some one of the various department-keys. If desired,

the key 70, which I term the zero-key, may

be constructed so as to look all of the main keys in the operation thereof until such key is returned to its normal position. This may be accomplished, as shown in Fig. 11, by forming in the periphery of the shaft d a transverse slot d and having a straight portion 70 on the key 7.; adapted to enter said slot and prevent the rotation of the shaft 61 until said key 70 is returned to its normal position.

It will be seen from the above description that a register is provided by which all transactions of an ordinary mercantile business may be recorded. Atthe same time the various items may be separated into such detail accounts as are desirable, by which the amount of any particular employee may be ascertained at a glance.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. In a cash-register, a series of registering devices normally inactive and independent, in combination with a total-adding registerin g device, said registering devices consisting of wheels rotating on a common axis, and a movable controlling-barcommon to all of said wheels and journaled concentric thereto, and keys to determine the position of said bar, actuating devices connected to each of said registers and adapted to be controlled by said movable bar, substantially as specified.

2. In a cash-register, the combination of a series of normally-locked registering devices, a normally-unlocked total-adding device, a common operating mechanism adapted to operate any or all of the registering devices when the same are unlocked, a normally-locked independent registering device also adapted to be operated by said common operating mechanism, and means, as described, for locking the total-adding device when the independent device is unlocked, substantially as specified.

3. In a cash-register, a series of cash-keys, department-registering devices each consisting of a series of wheels journaledon a common axis, and a total-adding device j ournaled on the same axis with said department devices, a movable bar adjacent to said wheels and pivoted concentric therewith, said bar being controlled by said keys, registering mechanism actuating each of said wheels and controlled by said bar, a lock for each registering device, and an indicator indicating the actuating of each lock, substantially as specified.

4. In a cash-register,a series of departmentregistering devices, and a total-adding registering device, and actuating mechanism to operate said total registering device when either of said department-registering devices is operated, controlling mechanism for each department registering device, normallylocked keys for controlling said actuating mechanism, and means as described for unlocking said keys when either of said department-registering devices is thrown into operative position, substantially as specified.

5. The combination of a normally-unlocked totaladder, a normally-locked departmentregister, and a normally-locked independent register, a common actuating device adapted to actuate any of said registering devices which are unlocked, means for unlocking said department registering devices while said total-adder remains unlocked so that said total-adder and department-registering devices shall operate in unison, and a locking device for said total-adder, and means substantially as described for operating said locking device to lock said total-adder when the independent registering device is unlocked, substantially as specified.

6. The combination of a series of keys, and a series of intermediate devices controlled by said keys, at total-adder, and department-registers arranged between said total-adder and said keys, actuating devices for each of said registers controlled by said intermediate devices,and means for causing said departmentregisters to act in unison with said total-adder, independent registering devices on the 0pposite sides of said total-adder and adapted to be controlled bysaid intermediate devices, and a locking device adapted to be operated to lock said totaladder when said independent register is thrown into operative position, substantially as specified.

'7. In a cash-register, cash-keys arranged in series, one series for each denomination, department-registers each having a series of wheels, one for each denomination, a series of intermediate controlling devices, one for each denomination, and controlled by said keys, an actuating device for each registering-wheel adapted to be controlled by the intermediate device of the same denomination, a common locking device for all of the registering devices of one department, and special keys for unlocking said registering devices to cause them to act in connection with said intermediate devices, substantially as specified.

8. In a cash-register, cash-keys arranged in series, one series for each denomination, registering devices, each consisting of a series of wheels, one for each denomination, a series of intermediate devices controlled by said keys and adapted to control said registering wheels, one for each denomination, locking means to normally lock all of said registering devices except the one which constitutes a total-adding register, and special keys to unlock each of said locked registering devices to cause them to operate in connection with said intermediate devices and register in unison with said total-adder, substantially as specified.

9. In a cash-register, a keyboard having keys arranged in series, each series representing a different denomination, a series of registering devices, each registering device havin g a registering-wheel corresponding to each denomination on said keyboard, a series of pivoted bars extending along the entire series of registering devices, each of said bars being controlled by the keys in one series, the registering devices actuating the rcspectiveregistering-wheels being adapted to be operated by said pivoted bars, the registering devices of one set of Wheels being normally in position to be operated by said bars to form a total-adding device, the remaining registering devices being normally out of position to be operated by said bars, a controlling-key by which said remaining registering devices are adapted to be drawn into operative position, a locking device for normally looking all the keys on said keyboard,and means as described for unlocking said keys when any one of the registering devices is thrown into position to operate in unison with said total-adding device, substantially as specified.

10. In a cash-register, a keyboard having keys arranged in series, each series representingaditferent denomination, aseries ofregis' terin g devices, each comprising a registeringwheel corresponding to the denominations of said keys, a series of operating devices common to all of said registering devices, each of said operating devices being controlled by the keys of one denomination, and each of said operating devices being adapted under certain conditions to move the registering-wheel corresponding with the denomination in any of said registering devices, one of said registering devices being normally in operative position to be moved by said operating devices to form a total-adding device, the remaining registering devices being arranged on each side of said adding device, and means as described whereby the total-addin g device is caused to operate in unison with each of the registering devices on one side thereof and is disconnected and remains inactive when the registering devices on the other side thereof are thrown into operative posit-ion, substantially as specified.

11. Cash-keys arranged in denominational series, denominational actuating-bars one for each series of keys, coaXi-ally-arrangedregistering-wheels,one for each denomination, and connections from said wheels to said denominational bars, a series of stop-levers normally engaging said bars, and a connection from each of said stop-levers to one series of said keys, and interengaging parts on said stoplevers to disengage said denomination parts in successive order when keys in two or more series are simultaneously depressed, substantially as specified.

12. The combination with the keys and the registering-wheels, intermediate operating devices controlled by said keys and adapted to operate said registering devices, supports for said intermediate operating devices each provided with 'a projecting arm, a pivoted lever for each of said supports havinga notch or recess to engage with a projection on said arm, each of said levers having a connection to the series of keys corresponding to the denomination of said support, and engaging projections on said levers which cause said levers when moved simultaneously to discngage said supports in successive order, substantially as specified.

13. In a cash-register, a registering device consisting of registering-wheels, each wheel representing a different denomination and having teeth corresponding to the units in said denomination, a pinion engaging in the teeth of each of said wheels havinga number of teeth corresponding to a unit of the next higher denomination, a pawl engaging in the teeth of the next higher denomination and connected to a pivoted arm, and a projection on said pinion adapted as said pinion is revolved to come in contact with an extended portion of said arm so as to cause said arm to oscillate and operate said pawl, substantially as specified.

14. In a cash-register, a normally-unlocked total-adding device and a series of normallylocked department-registering devices, said department registering devices being arranged in groups as described, a common operating device adapted to operate any of the registering devices in any of the groups when unlocked, one group of said department-reg isters having independent locking devices which may be unlocked to cause one or more of said department-registering devices to operate in unison with said total-adding device, the other group of departm cut-registering devices having locking devices with means connected therewith for locking the total-adding device Wheneveradepartment-registering device of that group is unlocked, substantially as specified.

15. In a cash-register, a series of registering devices and a cash-receptacle, a pivoted pawl on said cash-receptacle adapted to operate in a rack as said receptacle is opened, a controlling device for said registering devices operated by the opening of said cash-receptacle, a pivoted catch for retaining said pawl in afixed position, said retaining-catch being adapted, as the receptacle is opened, to be engaged by the register-operatin g devices so as to release said pawl and permit the drawer to be closed, substantially as specified.

16. The combination with the registeringwheels and their pawl-arms as described, laterally-extending bars to limit the movement of said pawl-arms, and supports for said bars, pivoted pawls in proximity to said bars normally held out of engagement therewith by said supports, but adapted to engage said bars when said supports are moved independently of said bars, substantially as specified.

17. In a cash-register, a series of normally-. locked department-registering devices and a normally-unlocked total-adding device, an actuating device common to all of said registering devices adapted to actuate any or all of said registering devices which are unlocked, said department-registering devices being arranged in two groups, the lockin g devices of one group being independent and adapted to lock or unlock said department without reference to the condition of the totaladder, the locking devices of the other group having means connected therewith for operating the locking device of the total-adder to lock said total-adder when the locking device controlling said second-named group of registers is unlockedand to unlock said totaladder when all the registers in said secondnamed group are locked, substantially as specified.

18. In a cash-register, a series of registering devices, each consisting essentially of a set of toothed wheels representing different denominations, and a pivoted arm having a pawl to engage each of said wheels, a projection on each of said pawl-arms, and a pivoted latch common to each registering device to engage said projections, a keyboard having a series of keys representing different denominations, and a series of operating-bars corresponding to the denominations of said keyboard eX- tending in proximity to said registering devices and adapted to determine the movement of said pawl-levers in all the registering devices when said pawl-levers are released,'a key for each of said registering devices engaging with the pivoted latch, and a connection from said key to an indicator corresponding to said registering device, substantially.

as specified.

19. In a cash-register, a keyboard having normally-locked keys arranged in series, each series representing a diiterent denomination, a series of registering devices, each registering device consisting essentially of a set of wheels, one wheel for each denomination on said keyboard, a series of bars extending along the entire series of registering devices, one bar for each denomination and each bar controlled by the keys of one series, pawllevers for each of said registeringwheels adapted when released to move the wheel with which it engages, the pawl-levers of each registering device but one being normally engaged by a pivoted latch which holds them in an inoperative position, all of said pawllevers when disengaged being adapted to move to the position determined by the movement of said bars, controlling-keys for releasin gthe respective pawl-levers of the respective registering devices, and means as described for unlocking the keys of the keyboard when the controlling-key of any registering device is operated to release its pawl-lever, substantially as specified.

20. In a cash-register, a series of department-registering devices, each consisting of denominational registering wheels, all of which are supported on a common shaft or support, one of said registering devices constituting a total-adder, said total-adder being arranged between two independent groups of registering devices, common controlling devices consisting of bars extending across said wheels and journaled concentric therewith, keys for controlling said bars, special keys for controlling said department-registering devices, and means connected with the reg- IIO istering device on one side of the total-adder for locking said total-adder whenever any of the wheels of said registering device are thrown into operative position, substantially as specified.

21. The combination with the departmentregistering devices,each consisting of denominational wheels having pawl-levers, pivoted bars common to all the registering-wheels and journaled concentric therewith, said pivoted bars being adapted when operated to control the pawl-levers of said registering-wheels, movable catches for normally retaining the pawl-levers of all the registering devices ex cept the one which constitutes a totaladding device, special keys for operating said movable catches, and a connection from one or more of said special keys to a locking device adapted, when said special key or keys is operated, to lock the total-adding device, substantially as specified.

22. In a cash-register, a series of department-registering devices, a series of indica tors corresponding to said departments, special keys for controlling the movement of said department-registering devices, each of said keys being connected to the indicator corresponding to its department, and a Zero-key adapted when operated to return all of said indicators to theirnormal positions, substantially as specified.

23. The combination with a series of department registering devices, and special keys for controlling the same, an indicator corresponding to each department connected to the key corresponding to said department and adapted to be operated thereby, a zero key, and a stationary indicator corresponding thereto, said stationary indicator being adapted to be displayed when the other indicators are released, and means connected with said zero-keyto return all of said special keys 

